The College of Economics and Management is the only teaching and research unit in economics and management at the Guangxi Normal University. The school has Department of Economics and Department of Business Administration. The process of establishing the Department of Management Science and Engineering, Department of Accounting and Financial Management, and Department of Finance and Public Finance are underway. The college’s research institutes include Institute of Economics, Education and Training Center of Business Administration, Research Center of Management Science, and Center of WTO Research. The college has social service agencies including the Consulting Center of Business Diagnosis and Enterprise Founding, and Promotion Center of Private Enterprises. The college focuses on the development and improvement of academic degree programs, serves for the province and city’s economic development, and becomes the base for education, research, and training in economics and management.
During WWII, several renowned economists taught at the College of Economics and Management. Since 1980s, a number of famous economists have lectured at the school. The college’s Master’s Program in Economics was started in 1986. The Master’s Program has 7 specializations, including Macroeconomics, Regional Economics, Economic History, Population, Resource and Environment Economics, Political Economy, Business Administration and Tourism Management. The undergraduate program has three specializations, including Economics, Business Administration, and International Economy and Trade. The school also has a number of specializations in its Continuing Education Program. The college now has over 160 Master students, over 800 undergraduate students and over 1000 continuing education students.
The college of Economics and Management has attracted excellent teachers from inside and outside China, and formed a strong faculty. Among the teachers, doctoral degree holders account for 40%, master degree holders account for 95%, professors and associate professors account for 50%. The college has also hired a number of famed specialists and scholars from outside the school to be part-time professors. In the last five years, the college’s teachers have taken charge or participated in over 60 National Social Science Foundation Projects, National Natural Science Foundation Projects, and other projects at or above provincial level. In the same period, the college’s faculty has published over 400 academic papers, 92 monographs and textbooks, and received over 50 awards at or above provincial level for excellent research. The college is very influential in the academic and business communities.
The College of Economics and Management emphasizes its basic theory education, the combination of theory and practice, application of foreign language, computer and internet technology. The college promotes teaching reform, open students’ eyes in observing and analyzing problems, strengthens students’ sense of innovation, social responsibility, communication, enterprise founding, and team spirit. The college has co-operations with a number of renowned business schools and research institutes inside and outside China, and serves the business community with projects and personnel training, providing students with excellent conditions for social practice.
Length of Study
Undergraduate students: 4 years
Postgraduate students: 3 years
Application Time
The application time begins at June, 15th of every year
Entry Requirements
For Bachelor’s degree: Applicants must be under the age of 35 years, and in good physical condition, holding a non-China passport and having graduated from high school, academic records, have an HSK test score of grade 3 or above.
For Master’s degree: Applicants must be under 40 of age and in good physical condition, holding a non-China passport and a Bachelor’s degree, have 2 letters of recommendation from full professors or associate professors, have an HSK test score of level 5 or above.